Judge's Critique

2003 FALL LYRIC CONTEST

3RD PLACE

CRUEL CALCULATING HEART

By Mike Hyden

Catchy hook. Some good lines, particularly the third verse stands out with "She may lift him just as high, but she'll leave him further down." Bridge seems too long with the writer's commiseration of the unlucky victim's struggle to get over the woman, but there is also an emotional connection that's undeniable and the lyric stayed with me long after I put it down.